The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera questioned the Speaker’s ruling, arguing that it rejected a motion without providing sufficient reasons or setting out the legal and procedural basis. He said previous rulings on serious matters had cited the Attorney-General’s and Parliament Secretariat’s views, and noted that the Attorney-General was understood to have found no legal impediment to proceeding. He urged that references to Commonwealth parliamentary practice and other authorities should be explained in detail rather than used to justify a summary rejection.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, with great respect to the Chair: I listened to your statement from beginning to end. You referred to authorities you had consulted, but provided no reasoning. Previously, when Speakers have ruled on grave matters, they have set out the basis, including the Attorney-General’s opinion and the Secretariat’s view. The Attorney-General’s view, as we understand, is that there is nothing unlawful in the Motion and no impediment to proceeding. You also received the Secretariat’s view. You referred to Commonwealth parliamentary practice, but your Ruling does not lay out the arguments, authorities, or comparative reasoning. You say “I looked at this and that; therefore I reject.” Such a weighty matter cannot be dealt with so summarily.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10650